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Essential Protocols:

Description:

The EQ-5D-Y is a standardized instrument for use as a measure of health outcome for adolescents. The EQ-5D-Y is applicable to a wide range of health conditions and treatments; it provides a simple descriptive profile and a single index value for health status.

Specific Instructions:

Note: Licensing fees are determined by the EuroQol Executive Office on the basis of the user information provided on the registration form. The amount is dependent on the type of study, funding source, sample size, and number of requested languages. You are not obligated to purchase by registering.

See the EQ-5D User Guide for instructions and scoring.

Protocol:

The EQ-5D-Y is the ED-5D youth version of the self-reported questionnaire. The questionnaire includes a descriptive system of youth health-related quality-of-life states consisting of five dimensions. The descriptive system comprises five dimensions:

Requirements

Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Life Stage:

Child, Adolescent

Participants:

Children and adolescents aged 8-18 years

Selection Rationale

The EQ-5D-Y is used in clinical and economic evaluations of health care and also in population health surveys. The instrument has multinational and national usage. It is being applied in multinational trials by pharmaceutical companies.

Jelsma, J. (2010). A comparison of the performance of the EQ-5D and the EQ-5D-Y health-related quality of life instruments in South African children. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 33(2), 172-177.

Jelsma, J., & Ramma, L. (2010). How do children at special schools and their parents perceive their HRQoL compared to children at open schools? Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 8, 72.

Variables:

Measure Name:

Health Quality Index for Economic Evaluations

Release Date:

February 24, 2012

Definition

Instrument used to measure respondent’s quality of life, given medical conditions or health problems.

Purpose

The purpose of this measure is to construct a quality-adjusted life year index that can be used to assess the relative burden of living with any given medical condition, including substance abuse addiction and other chronic conditions.